PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of November 24, 2025 No. UP-227

About measures for increase in efficiency and openness of activities of bodies of judicial community, and also further strengthening of guarantees of judicial independence

For the purpose of radical increase in role of bodies of judicial community in the country, completions of judicial authorities by qualified personnel on the basis of open and transparent procedures, effective providing the right of the population to judicial protection, strengthenings of guarantees of judicial independence, and also according to the tasks determined in Strategy "Uzbekistan - 2030", I decide:

I. Purposes

1. Determine the priority purposes of ensuring authentic independence of judicial authority, increase in efficiency of activities of bodies of judicial community:

(a) ensuring widespread introduction of the principle of judicial self-government and the advanced international standards of judicial independence in activities of bodies of judicial community;

(b) enhancement of procedure for forming of the judicial case, increase in role and accurate determination of the sphere of responsibility of bodies of judicial community in this process;

(c) ensuring openness in activities of bodies of judicial community, implementation of transparent procedure for candidate screen in the judge;

(d) finishing share of women of judges at least to 30 percent by expansion of opportunities of ensuring gender equality in judicial system.

II. Implementation of the advanced standards of judicial independence and enhancement of activities of bodies of judicial community

2. Agree with the following offers of the Supreme judicial council (further - Council) on implementation in the legislation of the principle of irremovability of the judge providing:

(a) cancellation of procedure for appointment (election) of judges for the next ten-year term and establishment of procedure for appointment (election) of candidates for positions of judges originally for five-year term, and in subsequent - for the termless period;

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